MIH Community Health Representative-CNA-MA-EMT

Position Summary: Provides basic health and lifestyle assistance to assigned patients within their residences and within a given service area by performing the following duties personally. Responsible for ensuring that all critical tasks are fulfilled on a timely basis.

Critical Tasks:

• Maintains exclusive focus upon patients, the quality of their care, their individual needs and their medical outcomes without significant distraction by administrative and non-patient contact activities.
• Complies fully with all patient medical records and information privacy regulations, state and federal.
• Takes all steps necessary to fully ensure patient/resident and medical data confidentiality and security.
• Ensures that patients and residents are comfortable and well cared for according to state and federal regulations as directed.
• Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients and residents.
• Properly and safely handles and disposes of medical equipment including biohazardous materials.
• Schedules some medical appointments, arranges for medical transportation, and delivers medications with 100% accuracy as prescribed.
• Fully complies with enterprise policies regarding all procedures and collection of specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Provides diet education and guidance regarding self-care subjects to patients.
• Properly and accurately documents all patient data and services provided on a very timely basis.
• May provide limited personal services such as making beds, feeding patients, and ensuring residence environmental safety.
• Observes, collects and records a variety of routine patient data.
• Remains compliant with all enterprise medical care protocols and current EMS guidelines.
• Reports observations to supervisor and other appropriate staff members as appropriate while taking all steps to ensure proper service to patients.
• Performs all duties only within competency.
• Participates in health awareness and wellness activities within the assigned service area.
• Demonstrates ability to regularly change priorities to accomplish all tasks despite frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrates ability to clearly communicate, both orally and in writing, while performing all essential functions.
• Performs other special projects and duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduate, GED or equivalent.
• Current and continuing CPR for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or Emergency Medical Care Technician certification required.
• Memberofa federally recognized tribe preferred.
• Ability to communicate in Pima language preferred.
• Valid Arizona driver's license in good standing.
• Interest in medical subjects, patient services/care, and customer service.
• Prior medical environment work experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse cultures and specifically the Gila River Community and/or other Native American cultures.